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Spice: the 16th century contest that shaped the modern world
Spices drove the early modern world economy, and for Europeans they represented riches on an unprecedented scale. Cloves and nutmeg could reach Europe only via a complex web of trade routes, and for decades Spanish and Portuguese explorers competed to find their elusive source. But when the Portuguese finally reached the spice islands of the Moluccas in 1511, they set in motion a fierce competi…
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- Ed. 1
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- 9780300281125
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- 304 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm
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- 909 CRO s
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